Local tastings

Last update: June 18, 2008 - 10:38 PM

LOCAL TASTINGS TASTE OF ROSEFEST: A benefit for the Rotary Club of Roseville. Food and wine samples from 19 area restaurants, a silent auction, entertainment, a complimentary wine glass; and gardening expert Bobby Jensen will be available to answer gardening questions. 5-9 p.m. next Thu. $30-$35. Central Park Arboretum, 2555 N. Dale St. between County Rds. C and B2, Roseville. 651-204-9209; www.taste-of-rosefest.com. CHEF CHRISTIAN TICARRO AND FRIENDS: Dine on the five-course wine dinner Ticarro recently prepared for the James Beard House in New York. Menu includes chilled sweet pea soup, tapas, Alaskan halibut cheeks, braised and cognac-cured and seared duck breast, stuffed veal tenderloin and cherry with chocolate mousse, cherry biscuit and lemon confit paired with wine. 6:30 p.m. next Thu. $75. Reservations required. Canyon Grille Coon Rapids, 3490 Northdale Blvd. 763-323-9100. www.canyongrille.com. RAVELLO/BIELLA WINE DINNER: Chef Marianne Miller prepares a four-course dinner including mussels parrandero, white tuna schnitzel, veal sweetbreads and more. 6:30 p.m. next Thu. $70. Reservations required. Saga Hill Cooking School, 309 E. Lake St., Wayzata. 952-474-4745.